Louis Jay Ulman

Senior Principal

Washington Area: Phone 301.575.0354 | Fax 301.575.0335
Baltimore Area: Phone 443.738.1554 | Fax 443.738.1535
lulman@offitkurman.com

Practice Areas
Estate Planning
Elder Care Planning

Practice Focus
Mr. Ulman’s work is concentrated on estate tax planning, disability planning, business succession planning, the preservation of assets in connection with long term care stays and special needs planning.

Education
J.D., Washington College of Law of the American University, 1970
B.A., Dickinson College, 1967

Bar and Court Admissions
Maryland
United States Supreme Court
United States District Court for the District of Maryland

Points of Distinction
Mr. Ulman has an extensive background in working with families to solve their legal issues, including plans to minimize estate taxes and permit transfers of businesses to future generations. Mr. Ulman has handled very challenging family business disputes and business succession issues. He works with families which have special needs members in order to provide for their care and support after the senior family members are deceased. He assists families who have members needing long term care in order to help them receive all appropriate benefits and protect their assets.

Activities
Mr. Ulman is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Columbia Foundation. He serves as a member and previously served as past Chairman of the Maryland Racing Commission. He serves as counsel to the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. He has served as Vice Chairman of the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission, Vice Chairman of the Howard County Social Services Board, President of the Baltimore Junior Association of Commerce, President of Santa Claus Anonymous, Inc. and numerous other Boards of Directors in community and non-profit activities.

Publications/Speeches
Mr. Ulman has been a columnist for The Business Monthly, has written numerous articles for other business and legal publications and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Ulman has delivered more than 150 speeches on estate planning, elder law, and asset protection during the past ten years. He has served as an adjunct professor, teaching Wills & Estates to law students at the Washington College of Law of the American University.

Previous Work
Prior to joining Offit Kurman, Mr. Ulman was a name partner at a 60 attorney law firm in Baltimore and Howard Counties, was a partner in a 140 person law firm in Baltimore City and prior thereto practiced law with his father at Ulman & Ulman, Attorneys.

Honors
In 2001, Mr. Ulman received a Leadership in Law Award presented by The Daily Record. In 2006, he was named as one of Baltimore’s Legal Elite by Smart CEO Magazine. Mr. Ulman received the highest professional (AV) rating from his peers, as reported by Martindale-Hubbell.